Electric heating inventions 02/06

20060037945 - Plasma torch having a quick-connect retaining cup: A plasma torch assembly having a quick-connect retaining cup is disclosed. The plasma torch has a torch body constructed to receive an electrode therein. A retaining cup secures the electrode to the torch body by rotating the retaining cup less than approximately 360 degrees relative to the torch body....

20060037947 - Multi-position head plasma torch: A plasma torch having a multi-position head is disclosed. The plasma torch includes a torch body and a torch head pivotably connected thereto. Such a construction provides a single plasma torch having several head-to-handle orientations thereby providing a highly versatile plasma torch assembly....

20060037948 - Laser can opener apparatus: A laser can opener apparatus includes a housing assembly which includes a main housing portion and an access door connected to the main housing portion. The main housing portion defines a can-reception/cutting space. A cutting laser assembly is supported by the main housing portion. An electrical power supply, supported by...

20060037946 - Drilling device: A drilling device (1) for placing a bore hole (2) in a workpiece (3), includes a drill laser (4) that generates a laser beam (6) suitable for placing the bore hole (2), and a jet nozzle (5) for producing a gas jet (8), which flows toward the bore hole (2)...

20060037949 - Laser modification of complex objects: An apparatus and method for perforating, cutting, or engraving a workpiece using a focused laser system to produce a focused laser. The apparatus includes a workpiece former having a complex shape to which the workpiece substantially conforms. The apparatus also includes a positioner that makes an adjustment to keep the...

20060037951 - Laser processing apparatus: A laser processing apparatus includes a six-axis robot operating by robot axes controlled by a robot control device and a processing tool mounted on the end of the arm of the robot. A processing head is provided on a horizontal movement mechanism provided on a horizontal movement mechanism support base,...

20060037950 - Laser processing robot system: A laser processing robot including a manipulator; a laser processing tool attached to the manipulator; an optical fiber for transmitting a laser beam to the laser processing tool; and a line passage formed inside the arm section to accommodate the optical fiber. The arm section includes a first member disposed...

20060037952 - Electric arc welder: An electric arc welder for depositing weld metal along a groove between two edges of a metal workpiece where the welder comprises a first electrode driven by a first wire feeder toward a point in said groove, a second electrode driven by a second wire feeder toward the point and...

20060037953 - Hybrid powered welder: An electric arc welder that includes a energy storage device and non-battery power source for the formation of an electric arc. The welder also includes battery charging circuit that controls the charging of the energy storage device by the non-battery power source. The non-battery power source can include an engine...

20060037954 - Self-contained integrated welder/generator and compressor: An integrated welder, generator and compressor unit that includes a housing that at least partially contains components of a welder, generator and compressor. An engine, an electric current generator, and an air compressor are at least partially mounted in the housing. The electric current generator is at least partially connected...

20060037955 - Method of repairing in situ a pipe or tank of thermo-fusible material, and device for implementing this method: A method of repairing in situ a pipe or tank of thermo-fusible material, with a step for installing an electric heating element, the heating element including electrical conductors, and with a step for supplying said conductors with appropriate electric energy. The electrical conductors are supplied by a control panel set...

20060037956 - Method and apparatus for closing or severing a tube using a controllable closure force: FIG. 1 depicts a full view of the picnic table backrest. It shows the backrest, the bars that wrap around the bench to keep the back rest stable and the latch on the back of the rest that keeps the rest from slipping out. FIG. 2 shows a close up...

20060032837 - Collet and nut assembly for stud welder: A collet and nut assembly for a stud welder in which the body of a tubular nut has an extension sleeve that surrounds a tubular collet having longitudinal tangs separated by slots. Relief holes at base ends of the slots are inside the nut, and maximum stress on the collet...

20060032838 - Selective laser sintering reduced volume feed mechanism: A reduced feed mechanism for a selective laser sintering machine. The machine includes a powder feed source and a first feed piston to push powder from the source. The mechanism includes a spacer with an interior volume, a second piston, and a seal for the second piston. The spacer fits...

20060032839 - Device for welding by means of laser radiation: The invention is directed to a device by which two plastic parts can be welded together along their contacting joining surfaces (workpiece) quasi-simultaneously by laser radiation along a joining contour. The beam bundle emitted by a laser diode is coupled into a first gradient index lens by a light-conducting fiber....

20060032840 - Part-geometry independent real time closed loop weld pool temperature control system for multi-layer dmd process: In a direct metal deposition system which builds up a metallic overlay on a substrate by moving the substrate relative to a laser in a metallic powder feed, the laser power is adjusted for successive layers by sensing the weld pool in a plurality of selected points in each layer...

20060032841 - Forming features in printhead components: The present invention provides a method of forming a feature in a printhead component. Femtosecond laser beam pulses are scanned over a target zone of a printhead substrate to remove a layer of the printhead substrate. The scanning is repeated until a depth of printhead substrate has been removed from...

20060032842 - Method for removing foreign matter on glass substrate surface: It is to provide a method for removing a tin defect present on the surface of a glass substrate produced by a float process in a short time without the glass substrate surface being damaged regardless of the glass temperature. A method for removing a tin-containing foreign matter from the...

20060032843 - Cutting of cementitious materials: A method and apparatus for cutting thick sections of cement-based materials, the method comprising mutually traversing a surface to be cut with a laser beam at a power density sufficient to produce a depth of molten material having a maximum depth of 10 mm at each traverse; allowing the molten...

20060032844 - Vehicle coolant heating system: A vehicle coolant heating system that heats engine coolant that flows through the vehicle's heater core. The heating system includes a diverter in fluid communication with the vehicle's water pump that pumps engine coolant from the engine block. The diverter is in fluid communication with an in-line electric heater that...

20060032845 - Oven system with automated customer messages: In an in-store oven system audible customer messages are automatically generated based upon a food product cooked in an oven within the store....

20060032847 - Carbon heater: Disclosed herein is a carbon heater. The carbon heater comprises a carbon filament disposed in a tube for serving as a heating element. The carbon filament has support parts integrally formed at the carbon filament while being protruded from the carbon filament in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction...

20060032846 - Infrared heating element and a substrate type vacuum chamber, particularly for vacuum coating facilities: The present invention relates to an infrared heating element and a substrate heater type vacuum chamber, particularly for vacuum coating facilities. The infrared heating element comprises a heating source which is surrounded by a protective means designed as a tubular metal jacket. The tubular metal jacket is provided at least...

20060032848 - Process and system for heating semiconductor substrates in a processing chamber containing a susceptor: A process and system for heating semiconductor substrates in a processing chamber on a susceptor as disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, the susceptor includes a support structure made from a material having a relatively low thermal conductivity for suspending the wafer over the susceptor. The support structure has...

20060032849 - Integrated die forming and welding process and apparatus therefor: A forming system for shaping a metal article includes a pair of die members having a welding station associated therewith. The die members are operative to shape a workpiece disposed therebetween, and the welding station carries out welding operation on the article. The die members may be part of a...

20060027536 - Heating sleeve for shrinking on of shrink tube connections: A device for connecting two elements by shrinking a shrink tube includes a heating element and a control unit. The heating element is adapted for providing thermal or inductive energy and is further adapted such that with it a shrink tube, which can be pulled onto a connection region of...

20060027539 - Non-thermal plasma generator device: A non-thermal plasma generation device for non-destructively decontaminating sensitive surfaces, such as living tissue, electronic equipment and other surfaces that cannot tolerate high temperatures or aggressive chemicals, using the free radicals and excited states of gas produced in an atmospheric-pressure air plasma. The plasma is preferably generated by a stable,...

20060027537 - Laser processing head: A laser processing head includes a first housing region associated with a beam guidance of a laser processing machine, a second housing region associated with the laser processing head, and an aperture in a wall separating the first and second housing regions. The head is configured such that a laser...

20060027540 - Method and system for decreasing the effective pulse repetition frequency of a laser: A laser is characterized by a PRF (pulse repetition frequency) parameter that specifies a PRF at which pulses produced by the laser have desirable pulse properties for irradiating a target on or within a workpiece. The laser emits a laser pulse that propagates along a laser beam propagation path terminating...

20060027541 - Programmable non-contact fusion welding apparatus and method: A non-contact fusion welding apparatus has a pair of programmable clamps carried on universally movable positioners. The positioners are programmed to move the clamps sequentially along a laser weld path so that the clamps, engage and support opposite surfaces of the pair of workpieces at respective selected locations during the...

20060027542 - Method to eliminate defects on the periphery of a slider due to conventional machining processes: A method of slider machining is disclosed. A slider may be diced out of a row bar. A jet of clean air may dry the slider. A laser, guided by a jet of water, may micro-grind the periphery of the slider. The edges of the slider and the corners of...

20060027543 - Precision machining method using a near-field scanning optical microscope: A method for manufacturing a microstructure device using a near field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) laser micromachining system. A microstructure device preform, including an existing feature, is provided. The NSOM probe tip is scanned over a portion of the preform selected such that a plurality of scan lines cross the...

20060027544 - Methods for processing holes by moving precisely timed laser pulses in circular and spiral trajectories: High speed removal of material from a specimen employs a beam positioner for directing a laser beam axis along various circular and spiral laser tool patterns. A preferred method of material removal entails causing relative movement between the axis of the beam and the specimen, directing the beam axis at...

20060027538 - Pattern generation methods and apparatuses: A method may comprise emitting electromagnetic radiation onto a workpiece and storing data describing geometrical elements in a pattern. The electromagnetic radiation may be focused and/or reflected in a first direction, and a power level of the electromagnetic radiation may be modulated according to the stored data. A guiding rail...

20060027545 - Device to control power source: A device to control operation of a power source for an electric arc welder comprising an oscillator for inducing a high frequency voltage into a series circuit including the welding gap, a detector tuned to the high frequency for sensing the level of current in the series circuit at the...

20060027546 - Remotely controlled welding machine: The present invention is directed to a remotely controlled welding machine. A remote control uses the welding circuit to transfer information to a welding power source. The information to be communicated to the power source includes welding power source output command information (amperage/voltage control), welding circuit on/off information (power source...

20060027548 - Fuel saving engine driven welding-type device and method of use: The present invention is directed to a welding-type power source that includes a power source housing and an engine arranged in the power source housing to supply electrical power. An energy storage device is included that is in rechargeable association with the internal combustion engine and arranged to provide welding-type...

20060027547 - Integrated engine welder and hydraulic pump: An integrated welder, generator and hydraulic unit that includes a housing that at least partially contains components of a welder, generator and a hydraulic pump. An engine, an electric current generator, and a hydraulic pump are at least partially mounted in the housing. The electric current generator is at least...

20060027549 - Buried arc welding of integrally backed square butt joints: Buried arc welding is employed to fuse together a first component, a second component, and a third component or an underlying portion of the second component, the first and second components in butting relationship along a butting joint and the third component or underlying portion of the second component lying...

20060027550 - Interlayer composite for a laminated transparency: The present invention provides an interlayer composite having a plastic sheet having a predetermined outer shape and a major surface; a pair of bus bars, and an adhesive layer securing the bus bars directly on the major surface of the plastic sheet in a fixed relationship to one another....

20060027552 - Electrically conductive textile: A surface structure (1) that is at least partially electrically conductively coated by a conductor coating (11), and which can be connected to an electric power source by at least one electric connecting conductor (2). The connecting conductor (2) electrically contacts the conductor coating (11) at at least one solder...

20060027551 - Footrest with integral heater: A footrest is provided comprising a base portion for placement on a supporting surface, a footplate connected to the base portion for receiving a foot of a user of the footrest, a heater connected to the base portion, an air intake system connected to the heater for drawing a first...

20060027553 - Heater for endodontic condenser: An endodontic condenser system includes a tip to pack gutta-percha or other materials into a tooth's canal, a heater to heat the tip, and a control circuit to determine the temperature of the tip while the heater heats the tip. The heater includes an electrically resistive heating element disposed in...

20060027554 - Body hair treating implement: A body hair treating implement includes two opposed comb tooth plates each having a plurality of comb teeth; an electrical heating wire which extends between the comb tooth plates, and that is arranged to generate red heat due to electrical power supplied thereto, and to burn and cut body hair...

20060027555 - Low cost heating elements for cooking applications manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials: Heating elements for cooking appliances are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percentage by weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a...

20060027556 - Heated construction box: A construction box includes a power connector for connection to a power source and a heater constructed for generating heat within the construction box when connected to the power source. The construction box also functioning as a warmed seat....

20060027557 - Heated construction box: A heated construction box includes a power connector for connection to a power source and a heater constructed for generating heat within the construction box when connected to the power source. The construction box may function as a warmed seat, heated office, heated workbench, for example, and may attach to...

20060027558 - Apparatus and method for measuring the temperature of substrates: An apparatus for measuring an object temperature of an object, and including at least one heating apparatus having at least one heating element for heating an object via electromagnetic radiation. Also included is at least one first radiation detector that detects radiation coming from the object within a first field...

20060027560 - Convection part for electric oven range: A convection part of an electric oven range is provided. In the convection part, a convection motor is provided, a convection fan is connected with the convection motor, and a fan housing encloses the convection fan and it includes at least one pair of discharge ducts in opposite directions....

20060027559 - Method and apparatus for maintaining a temperature in a chamber of a cooking device: A cooking device having a cooking compartment, which is divided by a partition. The cooking device includes a partitioning member, installed in a cooking chamber, for partitioning the cooking chamber into a first cooking chamber and a second cooking chamber, a heater for heating food placed in the cooking chamber,...

20060027561 - Mounting structure of heating element: A mounting structure of a heating element is provided. The structure includes: a heater supporting bracket that is interposed between a radiant heating element and a supporting panel and whose one side is fixed by a screw and whose other side is elastically supported so as to elastically support the...

20060027562 - Radiant heater for a cooker, with a moulded insulating base: The radiant heater (1) adapted to a warmer type electric cooking plate (2) comprises an insulating base (4) supporting a heating resistor (5) resting on a central area (4a) fixed by means of metal staples (11) inserted in it, while the insulating base is provided with a guide slot (10)...

20060027563 - Appliance for switching on and off several heating devices of a cooker, as well as cooker having such an appliance: An appliance for a hotplate has two heating devices installed parallel to one another. By means of an energy control device and as a function of an angular position, either a first heating device is operated in controlled manner or a second heating device is connected thereto in fixed form....

20060027564 - Device for switching on and off several heating mechanisms of cooking equipment as well as cooking equipment with such a device: A control is provided for switching on and off two heating devices of a hob forming a hotplate. In cyclic manner the continuous energy or power generation level can be adjusted by an energy control device. A temperature limiter monitors a maximum temperature via the first heating device, but not...

20060027565 - Bathtub heater control apparatus and method: An apparatus for bathtub heater control configured for two distinct functional operations; i.e., nominal control and safety oversight. The nominal control portion of the apparatus responds to normal operating parameters to heat the bathtub water to the desired temperature and to maintain it there within defined limits of precision. One...

20060027566 - Multi-parameter process and control method: A method and system for generating control settings for a multi-parameter control system. The interdependencies of processing tools and the related effect on semiconductor wafers within a processing tool is factored into a mathematical model that considers desired and measured wafer quality parameters in the derivation of specific solutions of...

20060027567 - Temperature control system for food items: The invention relates to a control system of the chilling process of the temperature of food items at values near but above 0C that prevents surface freezing of a food item. The surface freezing can be foreseen due to a mathematical relationship that is a function of the temperature of...

20060027568 - Cooking apparatus and cooking method: A cooking apparatus and method thereof capable of performing a cooking process based upon a cooking condition corresponding to the amount of food introduced into a cooking chamber when the cooking process is performed using a bar code printed on a food package to be cooked. The cooking method includes...

20060027569 - Process and apparatus for hardening cylindrical bearing locations on a shaft: An apparatus for hardening cylindrical bearing locations on a shaft, in particular a crankshaft, in which transition radii to the adjacent shaft parts are of undercut design, is provided with a heating unit, which is connected to a power supply, and with an inductor. The inductor has two heating conductor...

20060027570 - Microwave bonding of mems component: Bonding of MEMs materials is carried out using microwave. High microwave absorbing films are placed within a microwave cavity, and excited to cause selective heating in the skin of the material. This causes heating in one place more than another. Thereby minimizing the effects of the bonding microwave energy....

20060027571 - Liquid heating apparatus and cleaning apparatus and method: Microwaves are applied to pure water stored in a pure water tank past at least one of the top section of the sealed pure water tank, the side sections thereof and the bottom section thereof, thereby heating the pure water in a non-contact manner....

20060027572 - Microwave oven: A microwave oven including a component compartment and a cooking compartment each including a discharging part to discharge air in the cooking compartment through the cooking compartment through portion; a supplying fan introducing the air to the component compartment through portion to cool the component compartment; a discharging fan introducing...

20060027573 - Microwave oven: A microwave oven including: a main casing forming a component compartment and a cooking compartment and formed with a component compartment through portion communicating with the component compartment; a fan assembly coupled to the main casing, and including an exhaling fan blowing air toward the component compartment through portion to...

20060027574 - Wall-mounting type microwave oven: The present invention relates to a wall-mounting type microwave oven including a main body, a bottom plate provided on a bottom portion of the main body and having an opening, and a lamp supporter to support a lamp provided in the opening. The bottom plate being integrally formed with the...

20060021976 - Method for laser welding of at least two parts and associated devices for applying the method: The invention relates to a method for laser welding of at least two metal parts, wherein the parts are welded along a weld area. The method is characterized by the fact that a continuous laser beam and a pulsed laser beam are simultaneously applied onto the weld area. With the...

20060021977 - Process and apparatus for scoring a brittle material incorporating moving optical assembly: A method for scoring flat glass sheet includes moving an optical assembly, which is adapted to direct electromagnetic radiation from a radiation source. The method also includes impinging the electromagnetic radiation on a glass sheet, forming an elongated heating zone on the sheet, wherein a distance from the radiation source...

20060021978 - Method for cutting non-metallic materials and device for carring out said method: The invention relates generally to the methods for machining of materials, dicing nonmetallic materials. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for laser scribing of transparent non-metallic materials, mainly especially firm (as corundum) with semiconductor coverings, glasses, glass ceramics, ceramics etc. The invention can be used in electronic...

20060021975 - Pulse thermal processing of functional materials using directed plasma arc: A method of thermally processing a material includes exposing the material to at least one pulse of infrared light emitted from a directed plasma arc to thermally process the material, the pulse having a duration of no more than 10 s....

20060021979 - Detection system for detecting operative positions in a retaining device for work pieces: A detection system for operative positions in a retaining device for work pieces, in which a retaining device comprises a movable retaining member operatively connected to drive means by a longitudinally movable thrust element; the detection system comprises an elongated member, disposed in the retaining device, for supporting a plurality...

20060021980 - System and method for controlling a power distribution within a microwave cavity: Systems and methods for controlling a power distribution in a microwave cavity are disclosed. The present invention provides a system that includes a microwave source and a pair of isolators that dissipate retrogressing microwaves that travel toward the microwave source. The isolators are connected to the microwave source. The system...